Chesapeake Officer to deliver "Flame of Hope"
Chesapeake Police Department First Sergeant
Marie M. Kane was selected to
deliver the “Flame of Hope” to the first-ever
USA National Games in Ames, Iowa.
Kane became involved in Special Olympics
in 1995 when officer John Maresco provided
some information and asked for volunteers.
Kane runs in the Torch Run, helps
at events and sells t-shirts.
Kane has become an ardent Special Olympics volunteer. She is
a dedicated and enthusiastic person who displays genuine interest in
the happiness of the athletes. Kane’s husband Brian, a Norfolk Police
K-9 officer, and their daughter Brittany also volunteer.
“I’m extremely excited and honored to be selected to attend
and represent Virginia at the National Games this year,” said Kane.
“I have been told by past final leg runners that it will be a most rewarding
experience and I am very much looking forward to it!”
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